Colombia Central Bank Launches Blockchain Bond Project

The Central Financial institution of Colombia (Banco de la República), IDB Group and Banco Davivienda have launched the pilot of Colombia’s first blockchain bond. 

In line with an official statement by Banco de la República, the bond will likely be issued, positioned, traded and settled on blockchain expertise by way of using smart contracts for the Colombian securities market. 

IDB Group consists of the Inter-American Growth Financial institution, the Inter-American Funding Company and the Multilateral Funding Fund.

The pilot program “seeks to confirm the advantages of this new expertise within the life cycle of a safety, from issuance to maturity,” and is anticipated to final six months, Banco de la República added. 

Banco Davivienda, a Colombian financial institution primarily based in Bogotá, will challenge the bond and IDB Make investments will underwrite the whole challenge. The assertion added that the operation will likely be recorded in LACChain, a platform launched by BID Lab, “leaving the entire traceability of the bond in blockchain expertise.”

The cash beneath the pilot program will likely be processed by the cost system of Banco de la República, which can act as an observer node within the blockchain community. 

IDB Group will contribute technical assist for the implementation of the proof of concept, and can provide recommendation on each regulatory and technical facets of the operation, the assertion added.